diff --git a/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix b/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix
index 68b9413..37535be 100644
--- a/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix
+++ b/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   programs.zsh.enable = true;
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    (inputs.nix-alien.packages.${pkgs.system}.nix-alien)
     ddcutil
     clinfo
     i2c-tools
diff --git a/common/users/homeModules/dev/cpp.nix b/common/users/homeModules/dev/cpp.nix
index 16ad60b..e2198c9 100644
--- a/common/users/homeModules/dev/cpp.nix
+++ b/common/users/homeModules/dev/cpp.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     home = {
         packages = with pkgs; [
             meson
+            autoPatchelfHook
             cmake
             # clang
             libgcc
diff --git a/common/users/homeModules/scripts/default.nix b/common/users/homeModules/scripts/default.nix
index 90679cf..99d6a8a 100644
--- a/common/users/homeModules/scripts/default.nix
+++ b/common/users/homeModules/scripts/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
-{pkgs, lib, inputs, ...}: 
-let 
-# cpkg = import ../../../../customPackages { inherit pkgs inputs; };
-# https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-to-create-a-script-with-dependencies/7970/6
-mkScript = { name, version ? "0.0.1", file, env ? [ ] }:
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  # cpkg = import ../../../../customPackages { inherit pkgs inputs; };
+  # https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-to-create-a-script-with-dependencies/7970/6
+  mkScript =
+    {
+      name,
+      version ? "0.0.1",
+      file,
+      env ? [ ],
+    }:
     pkgs.writeTextFile {
       name = "${name}-${version}";
       executable = true;
@@ -15,56 +26,64 @@ mkScript = { name, version ? "0.0.1", file, env ? [ ] }:
         exec ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash ${file} $@
       '';
     };
-in 
+in
 {
-    imports = [
-        ../../../../customPackages
+  imports = [
+    ../../../../customPackages
+  ];
+  home = {
+    packages = [
+      # env for clipboard command will be required by their respective environemnts
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "paste";
+        file = ./paste.sh;
+      })
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "copy";
+        file = ./copy.sh;
+      })
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "http2ssh";
+        file = ./http2ssh.sh;
+        env = [ pkgs.git ];
+      })
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "git_fetchAll";
+        file = ./git_fetchAll.sh;
+        env = [ pkgs.git ];
+      })
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "install_eslint";
+        file = ./install_eslint.sh;
+      })
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "math";
+        file = ./math.sh;
+        env = [ pkgs.python3 ];
+      })
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "hashi18n";
+        file = ./hashi18n.sh;
+      })
+      (mkScript {
+        name = "flakeify";
+        file = ./flakeify.sh;
+        env = [ pkgs.direnv ];
+      })
     ];
-    home = {
-        packages = [
-            # env for clipboard command will be required by their respective environemnts
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "paste";
-                file = ./paste.sh;
-            })
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "copy";
-                file = ./copy.sh;
-            })
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "http2ssh";
-                file = ./http2ssh.sh;
-                env = [pkgs.git];
-            })
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "git_fetchAll";
-                file = ./git_fetchAll.sh;
-                env = [pkgs.git];
-            })
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "install_eslint";
-                file = ./install_eslint.sh;
-            })
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "math";
-                file = ./math.sh;
-                env = [pkgs.python3];
-            })
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "hashi18n";
-                file = ./hashi18n.sh;
-            })
-            (mkScript {
-                name = "flakeify";
-                file = ./flakeify.sh;
-                env = [pkgs.direnv];
-            })
-        ];
-        file = {
-            scripts = {
-                source = "${pkgs.cpkg.scripts}";
-                target = ".scripts";
-            };
-        };
+    file = {
+      scripts = {
+        source = "${pkgs.cpkg.scripts}";
+        target = ".scripts";
+      };
     };
+    shellAliases = {
+      paste = "${
+        (mkScript {
+          name = "paste";
+          file = ./paste.sh;
+        })
+      }/bin/paste";
+    };
+  };
 }
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index e976430..a9c8773 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
       }
     },
     "flake-compat": {
-      "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1733328505,
         "narHash": "sha256-NeCCThCEP3eCl2l/+27kNNK7QrwZB1IJCrXfrbv5oqU=",
@@ -213,6 +212,22 @@
       }
     },
     "flake-compat_2": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733328505,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NeCCThCEP3eCl2l/+27kNNK7QrwZB1IJCrXfrbv5oqU=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "ff81ac966bb2cae68946d5ed5fc4994f96d0ffec",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-compat_3": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1696426674,
@@ -228,7 +243,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-compat_3": {
+    "flake-compat_4": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1673956053,
@@ -281,6 +296,24 @@
       }
     },
     "flake-utils_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils_3": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": [
           "stylix",
@@ -450,7 +483,64 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nix-alien": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nix-filter": "nix-filter",
+        "nix-index-database": "nix-index-database",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1734239219,
+        "narHash": "sha256-iKY/OGNANXpd9hXBGfx8vObpHW4IcOH0MrerLCCc7hA=",
+        "rev": "a266d0f74dd4a82ec6a72b02fbf3fbc5f7105f15",
+        "revCount": 384,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/thiagokokada/nix-alien/0.1.384%2Brev-a266d0f74dd4a82ec6a72b02fbf3fbc5f7105f15/0193c8b6-fd88-7d17-968c-7fa7f939b06a/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/thiagokokada/nix-alien/0.1.384.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-filter": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533336,
+        "narHash": "sha256-oRam5PS1vcrr5UPgALW0eo1m/5/pls27Z/pabHNy2Ms=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "nix-filter",
+        "rev": "f7653272fd234696ae94229839a99b73c9ab7de0",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "nix-filter",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nix-index-database": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nix-alien",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1734234111,
+        "narHash": "sha256-icEMqBt4HtGH52PU5FHidgBrNJvOfXH6VQKNtnD1aw8=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-index-database",
+        "rev": "311d6cf3ad3f56cb051ffab1f480b2909b3f754d",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-index-database",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-index-database_2": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
@@ -488,8 +578,8 @@
     },
     "nixos-wsl": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_2",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nix-stable"
         ]
@@ -510,15 +600,15 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1734119587,
-        "narHash": "sha256-AKU6qqskl0yf2+JdRdD0cfxX4b9x3KKV5RqA6wijmPM=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
+        "lastModified": 1733940404,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Pj39hSoUA86ZePPF/UXiYHHM7hMIkios8TYG29kQT4g=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "3566ab7246670a43abd2ffa913cc62dad9cdf7d5",
+        "rev": "5d67ea6b4b63378b9c13be21e2ec9d1afc921713",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
         "ref": "nixos-unstable",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
@@ -537,6 +627,22 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1734119587,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AKU6qqskl0yf2+JdRdD0cfxX4b9x3KKV5RqA6wijmPM=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "3566ab7246670a43abd2ffa913cc62dad9cdf7d5",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1730200266,
         "narHash": "sha256-l253w0XMT8nWHGXuXqyiIC/bMvh1VRszGXgdpQlfhvU=",
@@ -552,7 +658,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_3": {
+    "nixpkgs_4": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1731763621,
         "narHash": "sha256-ddcX4lQL0X05AYkrkV2LMFgGdRvgap7Ho8kgon3iWZk=",
@@ -574,10 +680,11 @@
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "home-manager-stable": "home-manager-stable",
-        "nix-index-database": "nix-index-database",
+        "nix-alien": "nix-alien",
+        "nix-index-database": "nix-index-database_2",
         "nix-stable": "nix-stable",
         "nixos-wsl": "nixos-wsl",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "scripts": "scripts",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix",
         "stylix": "stylix",
@@ -586,7 +693,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
       "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1730600020,
@@ -604,7 +711,7 @@
     },
     "sops-nix": {
       "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1733965552,
@@ -626,14 +733,14 @@
         "base16-fish": "base16-fish",
         "base16-helix": "base16-helix",
         "base16-vim": "base16-vim",
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_2",
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_3",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_3",
         "gnome-shell": "gnome-shell",
         "home-manager": "home-manager_2",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
-        "systems": "systems_2",
+        "systems": "systems_3",
         "tinted-foot": "tinted-foot",
         "tinted-kitty": "tinted-kitty",
         "tinted-tmux": "tinted-tmux"
@@ -661,7 +768,7 @@
         "base16-kitty": "base16-kitty",
         "base16-tmux": "base16-tmux",
         "base16-vim": "base16-vim_2",
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_3",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
         "gnome-shell": "gnome-shell_2",
         "home-manager": "home-manager_3",
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -713,6 +820,21 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "systems_3": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "tinted-foot": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 358265a..185128f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       flake = false;
     };
     flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
+    nix-alien.url = "https://flakehub.com/f/thiagokokada/nix-alien/0.1.384.tar.gz";
   };
   outputs =
     {